well i have to say this book is definetely different from the ones i usuallly read.
recomended by miss and by pretty much everyone i know the 'Power of ONE' well
caught me!!!
it has a lot to do with social justice. placed in south africa 'peekay' a rooinek which mean a southafrican of englich descent has to go through a lot of mental and physical struggle when his dear mother goes into some type of depression and is sent to boarding school at a very young age (5). he was the youngest by two years and was picked on for being a englishman. the kids in the boarding school bullied him, beat him up inspite of being so young!!
but peekay the smarter one learns the few tricks of the trade of getting out of trouble. born with a beautiful smart mind he moved his way to the top of class!! and helped the oldest bully into passing his exams. and many more...
then after a year of boarding school in the end of the year his gradfather send him money to catch a train to his gradfathers home instead of his usuall place. on the journey he meets hoppie an appointed man to look after him introduces the art of 'boxing' this catches peekays eye and he falls in love with the sport.
this story talks about the relationship between the roineks, boers (southafrican of dutch descent) and the africans. how the blacks are treated as dirt and how the two white races always end up fighting each other. this sory talks about where ever you go you will always find trouble but you should use your brain not your heart to get out of it.
the story also talks about peekay meeting other people once he gets to his gradfathers house with his mum. how he finally gets the boxing lessons and the death of his dear friends.
how he is so smart he gets a schilar to highschool at age twelve!
i dont want to write any more or ill ruin it!
but i give this book and ten out of ten
an absolute awesome book recommend this for a class who is doing social justice!
boys mights like it a bit more due to the long boxing related topics!!!
but overall an outstanding novel! well done to the author a very thoughtful book!
Great Jed! So glad you enjoyed it. I must confess now that I have never actually read this book myself, but know that it is popular with lots of readers (mainly boys, I think, as you point out) I especially like the way you have discussed the social justice issue of racial conflict. Well done.
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